Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


conference.-the Session in Troy.
Bishop Cyrus d. Foss of Minneapolis,
Mimi, has been chosen TO preside at the
next sess on of ne Troy Conference to con
veue at the North Second street Methodist
church In Troy y. y, April II. Bishop
FOsS Is one Of the younger bishops OF the
Methodist church, and before his election
AS bishop he was president OF the " esley.
an university at Middletown, Conn. He
Is an eloquent preacher II will be the
! iitjy sixth session OF the conference, and
| It Will continue for a week. Six clerical
and two lay delegates VIII be elected to the
general conference, TO be neld in May. \
! large number of leading ministers will
change churches because of the expiration
! Of three years terms. Among the church
Is to be given new pastors are all the Al
| bauy churches State street, North Second
street, n nifty and Levlugs, OF Troy, Wash
lngton street, West Troy, Pittsiield sara
toga aud Green Island. New presiding
elders will be appointed in four districts;
! Troy, Albany, Saratoga ana Burlington.
| The West Brattleboro Congregational
! church and cety have united in extend
/ Ing a call to Rev. j. II Rabbit of Swan
ton. His formal acceptance has not yet
been received, but it is expected that he
will begin his pastoral labors about Jan. l.
| Rev. c. b. Moody of the Barton Congre
] gatonal church has resigned, TO take eff
! feet Dee. list, and goes to Usage, Iowa.
The Rev. a. G. Bishop of Uuadil!a, has
accepted a call from the Presbyterian
| church of keeseville, and will enter upon
the pastorate early in December.
Rev. j. y. Walker will shortly be for
mally installed as pastor of the COngrega-
tional church at Island Pond, where, for
nearly two years he mas so admirably filled
/ the position of acting pastor.
Rev. II. w. Conroy OF Gaysvlle has de
clined a call extended TO him by the Con-
gregational church at Quechee.
The Congregational society of Swanton
has purchased a 500 pipe organ.
Rev II. :. MOnro of Providence, r.
has been called 10 St Peters Episcopal
church at Bennington.
Rev DR.. Wild of Manchester has gone
to Montreal to receive medical treatment
at the hands Of "a specialist. His health
is better than when he went there aud he
hopes for complete recovery.
Rev. +. Il. Brown of Canton, \. Y,
supplies The desk of the Baptist church at
Manchester Centre Sunday, November
10, with a view OF settlement among the
people rs pastor.
Rev. f II. Randall of Poultney has de-
cuued the call he recently received from
It Andrews church, st. Johnsbury and
viii remain rector of st. Johns, Poult-
uey, position he has filled most accept
bly for the past Il years.
Inc w luuSOI county NuuudS' SCnOOl us
soclation will hold a convention at White
River Junction November Is and II.
About twenty have started in the new
life at North Fairfield, where Rev. Mr.
Currier has had the assistance of Rev. Mr.
Snow and Rev. &. A. Smith.
Church repairs are the order of the day
at johnson. Rev, Mr.. Tucker has raised
enough money to have a pine ceiling pnL
in the Methodist church the orchestra and
seats chaue ed III position, and the inside
painted and papered.
At the preachers meeting which was
held at Underhill Oct. "A and 26, there
was not large attendance, though the
weather was all that could be desired.
Rev. f. Squier, formerly pastor of the
Congregational church at Winooskl, was
installed as pastor of the Congregational
church at Decatur, Ala, on Monday, No
Vember II.
Among the many prominent speakers
to be present at the Methodist missionary
! meeting to be held at st. Johnsb1ry, Nov.
3D. are Chaplin McCabe, presiding elders,
Donaldson, IruRX, Morgan, and Culver
and Rev. A. j. Hough.